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was and for whom do we exist. To that end, our view remains that GolfWA as the recognised State Sporting Organisation exists to grow the game at all levels and to provide support to our Member clubs and golfers in general. Thus our stated purpose in our new Strategic Plan is:-

“More golfers – Stronger Clubs”

with our Strategic goals over the next 3 years being:-

• More Golfers• More Rounds• More Members

THE CRITICAL DRIVERSas a result of this Purpose and the Strategic goals, the

following critical drivers and specific objective have been identified:-

1. Club Health – to maintain a network of strong and sustainable clubs by supporting their planning for a strong future

2. Finance – to achieve sustained financial growth in order to reach our strategic goals

3. The Game – to provide opportunities for all to take up and remain within golf for life

4. Partnerships – To build and foster mutually beneficial partnerships with related industry bodies.

THE NEXT STEPSAs mentioned, the entire Plan is close to finalisation

and we look forward to releasing the Strategic Plan in the near future and the actions we will be undertaking to achieve the strategic goals. as always, there are challenges facing our sport today. However we are confident that by golfwa, our member clubs and important stakeholders working together, we can continue to Grow the Game of golf – The game for life.

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VISION 2017when the women’s and men’s governing bodies

officially became GolfWA following the 2011 AGM, the most important task was to set the new body’s direction for the next three years through a new Strategic Plan. The key objectives of that Plan were:-

• Increasing membership and expanding on the services and benefits offered to our Member clubs

• Establishing a sound financial model to ensure sustainability of golfwa and thus the programmes and services that we deliver

• To increase participation rates in all areas of the game

• To improve the profile of golf in WA• To improve our relationships and communications

with member clubs, government and other stakeholders

A range of strategies and actions were put in place to achieve the above, and as often occurs with Strategic

Plans, there were successes; actions that remain works-in-progress and some KPI’s that were not achieved. In relation to the above objectives:-

i) overall individual membership numbers in affiliated clubs did increase by 7.2% from the end of 2010 to the end of 2013. However, this was attributable to the increase in Public Club numbers with a very minor % increase in Country Clubs. Membership of Metropolitan Clubs decreased by 3% in the same period.

ii) financially, golfwa has established a sound position and with the establishment of the WA Golf Foundation is providing another avenue to fund development programmes.

iii) as has been reported previously, the rounds of golf being played nationally and in WA at affiliated clubs has increased in recent years and the development programmes conducted by golfwa, e.g MYgolf in Schools, the MYgolf Tour, regional programmes and Ladies Learning Golf continue to grow

iv) By establishing better relationships with various media channels, and through the performance of our leading wa players, there is no doubt golf has gained greater exposure in recent years, although it remains a continual challenge to rival the exposure of other more high profile sports.

v) Through our website and other communication methods, we believe communication with our various stakeholders has improved although we do recognise there are still areas for improvement.

That first Strategic Plan has now come to the end of its life and in recent months the Board and staff of GolfWA have been developing a new plan to take us through to the end of 2017. At the time of writing the Critical Drivers and Strategies have been agreed, with KPI’s nearing finalisation.

OUR PURPOSEThe first part of establishing our new direction was

again to revisit what we believed GolfWA’s major purpose

FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S DESK

ALBANY GOLF CLUB

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KATANNINGPROUD HOST OF THE “STATE SANDS”

The Drummond golf State Sand green Championships will head to Katanning this august for the second time in the event’s history, in a celebration of the many unique golf courses Western Australia has to offer.

Despite having a proud history, Katanning isn’t a club to dwell for too long on its past. Thanks to recent refurbishments of its greens and a reticulation project in alliance with the Water Corporation, Katanning is a club that provides lush green fairways and bunkers you would expect nearer to the coast, with a modern type of sand green that plays more consistent and true like that of a grass green.

It’s no wonder why Club President richard Kowald is pleased to be in charge of the course run by a dedicated group of volunteers, and says that they couldn’t have the course looking much better than it is right now.

“From our perspective the greens are as close to playing like grass greens as you can get,” said Kowald of the new greens that were recently installed at the club.

“If you hit a 7 iron in from 140 and hit the green the ball will stop. on our old oil greens, because they were so hard, there was no controlling your shot in. You would either hit the grass in front and it would stop dead, or it would hit the green and rocket through.”

Katanning’s Club President is himself a handy golfer playing off a 10 handicap, and Kowald is full of advice on how to tackle the course for the State Sand greens. So much so it might be advisable for any visiting golfer to corner him in the clubhouse with a spare beverage to get some insider knowledge for the weekend!

Not that he thinks the more elite golfers will need it.“I fully expect that big guns coming in to compete will really enjoy it. They’ll be able to shoot low scores as they’ll be able to attack these pins and will

be rewarded for a good golf shot. That was likely not the case with our old greens.”

Katanning’s greens require watering to stay in their best condition, something that isn’t a problem due to plentiful supply of waste water from a nearby dam. Instead of drying out and going hard or spongey in areas, the water keeps the sand compact giving the golfer a bit of grab when they land the ball and a nice smooth scrape for their putt.

while the consistency of the greens may have led to lower golf scores at the club, the type of sand has given the club more scope in shaping their greens. Occasionally, the golfer is given a nice flat surface to putt on, but often the slope and speed of these greens will pose a significant challenge for players in the Championships.

That local experience could come in handy, with members at Katanning having handicaps as low as four, and two time champion and member Craig leckie hoping to repeat his feat in 1988 where he won at home the last time Katanning hosted the event.

whether they can bring the coveted shield back to Katanning may not matter as much to the club and its members, as they are just excited to be hosting a State Championship at their course for a second time.

“The State Sand greens is a big boost for us.” Said Kowald.

“we run on volunteers and we like to have the right equipment to maintain the course so our volunteers spend most of their time on the course doing their job and not spending time in the shed maintaining the gear. It’s a great opportunity to get some people in from around the state and to promote the town and promote the country club.”

There’s a proud history to Katanning Country Club. Developed in 1901, it stands as one of Western Australia’s oldest golf courses and it boasts a long list of successful golfers that include

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The 11th is a long par three that is usually wind assisted in the winter, but in the summer it’s almost right into your face.

There is a deceptive amount of turn in this green and some pin positions can be a real heartache. If you’ve hit long and have to play back towards the pin, getting your ball to stop on the slope is very difficult. You’d want to be at the front of the green for an easier uphill putt.

13. PAR 4 341MThis green is very interesting and has always had a swale in it as long as the club can remember. It’s a challenging golf hole with a dog-leg left. The better golfers will hit a 3 wood or 3 iron to the corner, then it’s a 9-iron or wedge into the green. But you’ve got to be accurate. The green is almost a crown, on the bottom tier the ball will stop very quickly, but if you land it on the top tier the ball’s going to want to keep running.

This green has five pin positions, and you might see the easy ones for the opening two days, but you can bet on Katanning using the harder ones up the back during the Championships. If you attack the pin in that position, it’s very difficult to control how quickly the ball will stop. It will take a very good shot to get the ball to hold up.

16. PAR 3 136MThe 16th is the clubs signature hole at only 134m. while it’s very easy to reach there’s a huge bunker protecting the entire front of the green and another on the back left. You basically have to hit the green or you’re in trouble.

Expect the top golfers vying for the title to dominate on this hole. You’ve got a nice flat green that will hold the ball. You’d hit an 8 or 9 iron in and they’ll hit the green and it’ll hold there just like on the grass.

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4. PAR 4 407MThis is the hardest rated hole on the course for the men. It’s over 400m for a par 4 and this time of the year it’s often into the wind. It’s a good hole because you have to play it smart. You can’t just belt it down the fairway and expect to get away with it thanks to a big dog-leg right.

5. PAR 3 161MIt’s up a little bit of a hill and it’s quite challenging. as the green has a fair bit of variation and turn in it.The bunker is well positioned. If you hit a good shot you’ll be fine, but for a lot of right handed golfers, they may come off the shot a little bit and hit a weak fade. That bunker will catch them every time!

6. PAR 4 340Mone of the best holes on the golf course. It’s not that long but if you look at the layout there’s a little dogleg at the end to the right. It’s one of these things that’s risk and reward. If you want to take it on you’re a chance to even drive it, but if you miss right or left it’s very hard to make par.

There are two bunkers short of the hole on six to protect the green. It will be hard to reach in one with the wind expected to be slightly in your face.

8. PAR 5 504MThe 8th is a big wide par 5. You’d wonder how you could miss it with your drive but often you still do! It’s rated 13 on the course so it’s one of the easier holes, but it’s quite long at 504m.

Many regulars will struggle to make this one in two strokes but we would expect this hole to pose an eagle opportunity for some at the State Sand greens.

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COTTESLOE GOES BACK TO BACKCottesloe Golf Club went back to back for the first time since 1972

and 1973 to win their 21st Men’s Metropolitan Pennant

Cottesloe Golf Club won their second straight Men’s Metropolitan Pennant title with a 7-2 victory against Mandurah in the Travel Tree Men’s Metropolitan Pennant Finals.

It was a tight start in the opening nine holes, but Cottesloe pulled away late in the morning and started the second 18 in charge of eight of the nine matches.

To Mandurah’s credit they kept the contest close throughout, with seven of the matches within a margin of two through 27 holes.

The title was secured when Cameron Bolton sunk a par putt from off the 17th green. Mandurah’s Craig Lowry failed to make his putt and conceded the match 2&1. Bolton’s victory gave Cottesloe the required five wins to take the Pennant and the celebrations commenced with four matches still out on the course.

Mandurah’s wins came from Nick and Correy Price, as the brothers secured 3&1 and 4&3 victories in the first and second positions.

Michael Pentland earned his seventh match win of the season with his 3&1 victory over lewis Clay, going the season undefeated.

Cottesloe’s 21 Pennant titles put them just one behind Royal fremantle as the most successful Men’s Pennant Club on 22 pennants.

While Mandurah went winless from four pennant finals on the day, the club has a bright future ahead of it with their junior side making the finals after winning back to back junior titles in 2012 and 2013.

In the relegation final, Royal Perth survived a late comeback from wa golf Club to remain in Division 1, while lakelands secured promotion at Hartfield with a 5.5-3.5 win over wanneroo in Division 2.

Kwinana earned promotion into Division 2 with a 5-4 win over Sun City, while wa golf Club will be relegated to Division 2 and Nedlands will slide to Division 3.

In the Juniors competition, Gosnells defeated Mandurah 5-2 on the back of a massive 9&8 victory for their Number 1, Jose

DIVISIoN 1 BlaCK STaNDINgS w l f a PTSMandurah 5 1 32 22 10Royal Fremantle 3 3 27 27 6Joondalup 3 3 22 20 6wa golf Club* 1 5 22 32 2

DIVISIoN 1 golD STaNDINgS w l f a PTSCottesloe 4 2 31 23 8gosnells 3 3 28 26 6Hartfield 3 3 25 29 6royal Perth 2 4 24 30 4

DIVISIoN 2 BlaCK STaNDINgS w l f a PTSlakelands^ 4 2 31 23 8lake Karrinyup 3 3 29 25 6The Vines 3 3 24 30 6Sea View 2 4 24 30 4

DIVISIoN 2 golD STaNDINgS w l f a PTSwanneroo 4 2 32 22 8Mount lawley 4 2 30 24 8Melville Glades 2 4 27 27 4Nedlands* 2 4 19 35 4

DIVISIoN 3 STaNDINgS w l f a PTSKwinana^ 6 0 42 12 11Sun City 3 3 27 27 6rockingham 2 4 19 35 -2Meadow Springs 1 4 20 34 -3

DIVISIoN 4 BlaCKroyal Perth 4.5 def Mandurah 2.5

DIVISIoN 4 golDlake Karrinyup 4 def Mount lawley 3

DIVISIoN 5 BlaCKThe Cut 4 def Chequers 3

DIVISIoN 5 golDKennedy Bay 5.5 def Joondalup 1.5

DIVISIoN 6Chequers 6 def Kwinana 1

DIVISION 7 BLACKwanneroo 5.5 def gosnells 1.5

DIVISION 7 GOLDwa golf Club 4 def The Vines 3

DIVISIoN 8 BlaCKChequers 4.5 def Rockingham 2.5

DIVISIoN 8 golDHartfield 4 def The Vines 3

DIVISIoN 9lakelands 4 def Mandurah 3

De Souse. Jake Scott, Kelvin Lim, Daniel Rogers and Xia Kaizan also earned victories as gosnells prevented Mandurah from winning their third straight Junior Pennant title.

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KARRINYUP BACK ON TOPLake Karrinyup County Club secured their 4th pennant in 5 years

in a dominant season of Women’s Metropolitan Pennants

lake Karrinyup returned to the top of women’s Metropolitan Golf, winning their fourth pennant title in five years in the 2014 season.

After a nail-biting loss to Royal Fremantle in 2013, Lake Karrinyup left 2014 in little doubt. Karrinyup went unbeaten through six rounds and lost only nine of their 45 matches, half of that of the second placed Cottesloe.

With the title already in the bag at the final round, Karrinyup had little to play for but pride. Facing last years champions in royal fremantle, lake Karrinyup avenged their demons from 2013 and won 7-0 to close out the season.

Hannah Thompson lead the way for Karrinyup, winning all of her six matches for the season, including four as the top ranked player.

Thompson wasn’t the only unbeaten player in their squad with Sharon Dawson winning all five of her matches. Six of their seven regular players has a winning record for the season with rachita Vasandani, Carmen Palframan and Pera Roberts winning five matches, Tobey robinson winning four matches and Veronica Ntoumenopoulos winning two matches.

Mount Lawley would earn promotion into Division 1 with their victory in Division 2, translating years of success in the junior level. Mount Lawley will be looking to replicate the success of Cottesloe this year, who finished in second after earning promotion in 2013.

While Karrinyup won their 14th title this year, it pales in comparison to royal Perth’s 39 pennants since the competition started in 1925.

unfortunately for royal Perth they will have to wait at least another year to add to their total, being relegated to Division 2 for the 2015 season.

DIVISIoN 1 STaNDINgS w l f a PTSlake Karrinyup 6 0 33 9 12Cottesloe 3 3 24 18 6The Vines 3 3 22 20 6Melville glades 3 3 18 24 6royal fremantle 3 3 16 26 6wa golf Club 2 4 18 24 4royal Perth 1 5 16 26 2

DIVISIoN 2 STaNDINgS w l f a PTSMount lawley 1 5 1 31 11 10wanneroo 5 1 30 12 10Mandurah 4 2 23 19 8lake Karrinyup 3 3 18 24 6Nedlands 2 4 20 22 4Mount lawley 2 1 5 14 28 2wa golf Club 1 5 11 31 2

DIVISIoN 3 STaNDINgS w l f a PTSHartfield 5 1 29 13 10Cottesloe 4 2 25 17 8royal fremantle 4 2 23 19 8lakelands 4 2 20 22 8Gosnells 3 3 25 17 6Melville glades 1 5 10 32 2Joondalup 0 6 15 27 0

Lake Karrinyup jumps for joy after winning the Women’s Pennant

VINES WIN GIRLS PENNANTThe Vines ended Mount Lawley’s recent domination in the Girls’ Pennant competition with a 5-3 victory in the finals at Lakelands Country Club.

The number one match saw a showdown between alyssa Keir of the Vines and Hannah green of Mount lawley, who had both tied for Medallist Honours at the WA amateur earlier in the year.

While Green took the Medallist honours, this time around it would be Alyssa Keir taking the spoils, defeating Green 3&2 to set up an upset victory for The Vines.

Devon Hartley, Brooke Price, amy Velani and rachel Yagmich earned matchplay victories on handicap for the Vines while Hira Naveed, alysha ahnantakrishnan and alex Jamieson had wins for Mount lawley.

Division Two was won by Pink, lead by Maddison Hinson-Tolchard in their 4-2 defeat of the Purple team.

l to r. rachel leeds, Brooke Price, Mark Tibbles, amy Velani, rachel Yagmich, grace operchal, alyssa Keir, Devon Hartley, georgia Shears

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FRED LEEaiming high,

shooting low

her a State Team selection where she played a crucial part in western australia’s victory in the Interstate Series. Naveed participated in five matches including the final, where she went undefeated, winning four matches and halving one.

Her recent improvement, according to Naveed, has come from strength and conditioning.

“I’m physically getting much stronger, thanks to Jordan Stairs who’s my fitness coach, and also been working a lot technically with richie Smith who has been helping a lot,” said Naveed.

But when asked how much further she was hitting the ball, Hira stated it wasn’t the distance that was the result from all of her work in the gym.

“It’s not really what has improved; it’s just that my shots are much more consistent and straighter. I’ve been hitting my irons pretty solid and it helps me hold my position better through the swing.”

“and for a longer tournament, like the Jack Newton which is four rounds in a row, you need to be really strong physically and mentally as well.”

as Hira heads back to school, where she is studying in year 11, the junior tournaments will die down until later in the year, where Naveed hopes to make an impression and rise up the rankings.

“I’m looking forward to the interstate events, such as the Queensland Strokeplay, Vic Junior and Vic Amateur and hoping to finish well in them.”

western australia has had more than its fair share of up and coming golfers. Minjee Lee currently tops the world amateur rankings, a feat that fellow West Aussie Brady Watt achieved a year prior, while we all enjoyed seeing Oliver Goss earn Low Amateur honours at The Masters before joining the professional ranks.

At just 15 years of age, Nedlands and Royal Perth member fred lee is touted to burst on the amateur scene in a simailar way in the coming years. on a recent trip to the United States, Lee finished 14th at the Callaway world Championships in his age division, and showed himself to be another great hope for western australian golf.

lee’s score of 1-over for the three rounds was around expectations for the +1 handicapper, but it was the practice rounds where he discovered a new advancement in his game.

“I played a lot of practice rounds before the World Championships and I shot 18-under over those six rounds, but during the competition I was 1-over from three.”

“The practice round scores were much lower than I’m used to and the reason, I think, is that when I’m in Perth I don’t play a lot of golf on course. I just practice a lot and get my basics pretty solid. So I don’t really have those rounds where I shoot a 68 like some others do, I just have rounds that are consistent around 72.”

Lee had his chance for some competitive golf as he helped Royal Perth avoid relegation from Division 1 of the Pennant Competition against WA Golf Club.

royal Perth found themselves in a predicament thanks to a 5-4 loss to gosnells a week prior, something lee felt he needed to make amends for despite not taking part.

“I feel a little responsible for last week as I was supposed to play number three, but because I was

sick everyone had to move up a spot”

Lee got the job done in a seesawing contest, with a win on the 20th hole against Stephen Harvey.

“I think it’s good as I’m starting to play a lot more this year and get more experience.”

It’s something that lee’s coach, Craig Bishop, believes will make lee take the next step up in the ranks, similar to that of his protégée Curtis Luck has done this year by winning the wa amateur and finishing as an Australian Amateur finalist.

“I was speaking to my coach, and I obviously idolise Curtis as I think his putting is just legendary, but Craig said the big difference between my putting and Curtis’ putting is that he has the experience of playing the golf course a lot more.”

“I watched Curtis and (Victorian) Ryan Ruffels play at Torrey Pines at the world Champs, and their level of their competition is fantastic, so it definitely makes me want to push myself harder and get better over the next few years.”

While he’s just turned 15 this July, Lee achieved so much at 14, including three junior tournament victories at Royal Perth, WA Golf Club and Hartfield and finishing in a T2 in the sub-junior category at the Aaron Baddeley International Junior Championships.

Lee went on to earn a promotion into the State Squad at Tier 3 and State Junior Boys selection, with a 3-1 record over his four matches at Heritage golf & Country Club in Victoria.

“The interstate series was so much fun. The manager roy and Vernon Sexton-finck were really good to take care of us, and Curtis was a really good Captain and the boys were great fun to be around. I think we were one of the strongest teams there, but we were just unlucky.”

with the winter holidays in full swing, the Junior golf circuit sprung into life with the staging of two of Golf WA’s major junior events in June and July.

Hira Naveed successfully defended her 2013 title, the Drummond golf 54 Hole Championships, but also added another junior state title to her growing list of achievements in the Srixon Junior.

It wasn’t just impressive that the Mount Lawley junior won both events, but it was also impressive in how she did it.

In a shortened Srixon Junior due to poor conditions, Naveed’s even par round of 73 at royal fremantle gave her a single stroke victory over the defending champion Hannah green.

Naveed took this form into the Drummond golf 54 Hole Classic where she played some of the best golf in her life to win by 26 strokes over a three round event.

The highlight of the performance was her 3-under final round at Busselton where she made only one bogey for the day.

“I thought I played some of my best rounds down south, especially the two rounds I played under the card,” said Naveed after the event.

Leading by 18 strokes into the final round, Hira said she wasn’t giving the scoreboard any thought and just focused on her golf.

“I was just focusing on playing every round well, but I didn’t want to come in with a 80 obviously. I wasn’t really thinking about winning or my lead. I was just thinking about playing solid golf and pulled it off in the last round which was good.”Hira Neveed’s recent improvement has earned

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SUN CITY TEES UP A BIG FUTURE

Yanchep’s Sun City Country Club was built in the 1970’s as part of a land development project that expected a surge in population to the North of Perth.

Some 40 years later, Yanchep’s population is quickly on the rise and Sun City is embarking on a renovation project to make it one of the premier courses in Perth’s Metropolitan region.

with the help of land developers, Sun City have employed the minds of ogilvy-Clayton, the course architects responsible for recent works at lake Karrinyup, to bring the course to it’s full potential.

It’s hard for Club Manager Syd Cabban to hide his excitement when he speaks of the coming few years in Sun City’s development. at present, the club has completed five holes with another four to be redeveloped over the coming summer.

Of the holes to receive a face lift, the second has definitely received the biggest change being shortened by almost 160m to change from a 410m par 4 to just 256m.

at a drivable distance for even an average golfer, it’s a hole that is surely going to generate some excitement as players aim to drive the green and make eagle, however Cabban doesn’t think the golfer has saved many strokes since its redevelopment.

“This is a part of the discussion we’ve been having around the course. Just because it’s shorter doesn’t

make it easier. Previously for every par-4 you could get away with pulling your driver without much thought, now you’ve actually got to think. So the smarter golfers will probably get around the course a bit better, but it’s going to bring another dimension to the game here.

In the past it was just about being able to hit long and straight. There was no bunkering on two previously, so you could hit a 2 iron from 200m out and roll the ball in so it’s wasn’t a difficult hole, it was just long.”

The name of architects ogilvy-Clayton should sound familiar, with Geoff Ogilvy a former US Open winner and a recent winner on the Pga tour, and Mike Clayton a former australian and European tour player for almost twenty years.

Sun City is one of the more recent additions to

their portfolio of works and redevelopments that includes Victoria golf Club, royal Queensland, royal Canberra, The grange and lake Karrinyup.

They are relishing the challenge or working on a course in the area north of Perth, handing Sun City a course audit illustrating photos of the Pinehurst course that hosted this years uS open as one of the models for their redevelopment.

“anyone who has followed the coast road north from Perth will know how much incredible golf land there is between the road and the beach with sand dunes covered in ancient indigenous vegetation abound.” said ogilvy-Clayton on their website.

“The new holes at Sun City are much wider than the originals and hopefully more interesting to play. We enjoy courses where the designers leave it up to the

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to the player to decide where to play and the philosophy works well at Sun City where there is plenty of room to transform the original layout.”

With a virtually new course on the horizon, Sun City isn’t resting when it comes to growing the clubs membership. The courses redevelopment is only a part of a very large housing estate to be built surrounding the course, and with the houses will come many growing families looking to take up the game.

formerly of Carramar Public golf Course, Jim Danas has moved his golf academy to Sun City as a part of the clubs next phase, and he’s made some big strides with a junior academy busting at its seams.

Sun City have already proven itself as a fertile ground for talented golfers, with Brady Watt coming through its ranks to reach Number 1 in the world as an amateur and to play in this years uS open as a professional.

Currently 50 Juniors make up the Junior academy, and it’s progressing rapidly with their Junior Pennant squad going undefeated through the Division 3 regular season.

“we’ve got some really good kids coming up!” Said Jim of the academy.

“One of the objectives is to produce a good junior pennant team, and this year we’ve had enough players to fill two of them. That shows we’ve got kids that are keen to learn and progress and we’ve definitely got some kids who could go on and bring success to the club.”

as well as working at a growing club, Jim has benefited from funding from the WA Golf

Foundation, which he is currently utilising to bring more women and junior golfers to the club.

“we don’t have a lot of female members here yet, so through the WA Golf Foundation we’ve got a program promoting ladies golf and bringing them into the game socially instead of competitively.”

another part of the funding is going to helping Jim work with the local schools. Danas will be taking SNag (Starting New At Golf) equipment to run clinics with the children at the many new schools in the area.

SNAG equipment works with oversized club heads and tennis balls, making it easier to get into the game, as well as utilising standard golf equipment, Danas says this will help grow the clubs junior stocks even further.

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Travel Tree has designed and operated many golfing tours with Golf WA over the years to a variety of destinations, but the last tour to Mauritius was the best supported of them all. This May 2015 tour has some of the best golf courses in the southern hemisphere and accommodation is at the highly rated Belle Mare Plage Resort. It is a great destination for golfers and non-golfers due to the many activities available around the historic island and, importantly, Air Mauritius flies direct from Perth to Mauritius.Bring your partners and friends from the club!

Depart Perth Sunday 17th May and returning Saturday 23rd May 2015 Escorted Mauritius Golf Tour - MAY 2015

MAURITIUS

7 Days / 6 Nights

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW THE WA GOLF FOUNDATION CAN HELP

YOUR CLUB, HEAD TO THE WEBSITE

WAGF.ORG.AU

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PITCHMARKS!

golfers need to be diligent in their repair of pitchmarks on greens. a correctly repaired pitchmark will recover in 24 hours. an unrepaired pitchmark left unattended for two hours will take up to two months to recover. Unrepaired pitchmarks also foster

disease and infections in the green.Correctly repairing a pitch mark is as easy simple as:

1. Use a pitchmark repairer (avoid the use of keys or tees)

2. Start at the back of the mark where the ball has raised up the turf and push forward the sides and slowly ease turf

toward the centre of the mark.

3. lightly tap down the repaired pitch-mark with your putter leaving a flat

smooth surface.

GOLF WA WOULD LIKE TO THANK DRUMMOND GOLF FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF OUR SENIOR AND JUNIOR STATE TEAMS

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